lemon
Translation
lemon, dud, clunker
Examples
I need a lemon for the recipe.
I need a lemon for the recipe.
The car he bought was a real lemon.
The car he bought was a real lemon.
Grammar Patterns
((a lemon)) a yellow citrus fruit I need a lemon for the recipe.
((a lemon)) (informal) a thing that is useless or defective The car he bought was a real lemon.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (for faulty item) dud, clunker; Antonyms: N/A
Etymology
From Old French 'limon', from Arabic 'līmūn', from Persian 'līmūn'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a lemon with a sour expression because it's a 'lemon' of a car (a bad car) to link the two meanings.